Match Report


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Match Report
It's a clear sunny day here at Almondvale Stadium where Livingston play host to Brechin. A crowd of 4,242 fill this 5,000 capacity stadium.
Both Livingston and Brechin are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.


0.00
Brechin get the match underway!
4.07
Kevin Souness makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Alex Niven. Alex Niven knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
6.27
Jorge Eladio Orozco knocks the ball to his team mate, Philipp Dehm. Philipp Dehm knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
8.00
Billy Mason sees space and advances. Billy Mason knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
9.08
John Mason deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Ezio Fini. Ezio Fini knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Don Strachan who gathers it comfortably.
16.01
Craig McGrory makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Gavin Meiklejohn. Gavin Meiklejohn brings the ball forward. Gavin Meiklejohn goes all the way! Gavin Meiklejohn shows great control and tries a shot on goal but it is miles over!
18.35
Craig Davidson makes a probing pass to Bojan Thern. Bojan Thern passes the ball forward to Philipp Dehm. Philipp Dehm knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Alex Elliott.
24.37
Brechin are playing some beautiful football, but they cannot seem to penetrate Livingston's defence.
26.27
Gavin Meiklejohn controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Stuart Mckinlay. Stuart Mckinlay knocks in a cross ball towards Philipp Dehm. Philipp Dehm is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
36.54
Gavin Meiklejohn knocks the ball to his team mate, Stuart Mckinlay. Stuart Mckinlay knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Stuart McNeill who gathers it comfortably.
42.46
Gavin Meiklejohn brings the ball forward. Gavin Meiklejohn shoots from distance but it is miles over!
44.42
John Mason advances with the ball. John Mason knocks in a cross ball towards Alex Niven. Alex Niven flicks the ball with his head. The ball is well placed but the keeper is a match for it. Saved!
45.00
Orlando Huiberts clumsily knocks into Stuart Mckinlay. Orlando Huiberts is warned by the referee! Stuart Mckinlay runs off the knock.
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!


45.00
The second half starts with Livingston kicking off!
49.48
Gavin Meiklejohn makes a probing pass to Stuart Mckinlay. Stuart Mckinlay lofts in a cross ball towards Philipp Dehm. Philipp Dehm is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
51.03
Stuart Mckinlay barges into Orlando Huiberts. The referee calls over Stuart Mckinlay and warns him to calm down! Orlando Huiberts stretches but gets up unharmed.
51.03
Brechin are keeping most of the possession at the moment but are so far unable to make the most of it.
54.07
Bojan Thern makes a probing pass to Stuart Mckinlay. Stuart Mckinlay knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by David Mcallister.
55.37
Dominic Bremner kicks a strong pass forward to Kevin Souness. Kevin Souness passes the ball forward to Ezio Fini. Ezio Fini plays a perfect one-two with Alex Niven and rushes in on goal... Ezio Fini tries a spectacular strike but Don Strachan is on top of it.
59.35
Billy Mason decides to run forward with the ball. Billy Mason knocks the ball forward to Ezio Fini but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
63.06
Gavin Meiklejohn knocks the ball forward to Philipp Dehm. Philipp Dehm shoots from outside the area. Magnificent save by Stuart McNeill!
73.30
Orlando Huiberts passes the ball forward to Matt Glass. Matt Glass sees space and advances. Matt Glass whips in a cross ball towards Alex Niven. Alex Niven powers a header at goal. Alex Niven scores for Brechin!!
78.53
Orlando Huiberts threads the ball through to Kevin Souness. Kevin Souness surges forward with the ball. Kevin Souness tries a spectacular long range effort but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
83.03
Gavin Meiklejohn brings the ball forward. Gavin Meiklejohn whips in a cross ball towards Philipp Dehm. Philipp Dehm heads the ball goalwards but it goes wide for a goal kick.
89.55
Craig McGrory passes the ball forward to Gavin Meiklejohn. Gavin Meiklejohn makes a probing pass to Stuart Mckinlay. Stuart Mckinlay shoots from 20 yards but it is miles over!
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!


The man of the match was awarded to Gavin Meiklejohn of Livingston
Match Statistics
Goals
0
1
Shots on Target
1
3
Shots off Target
6
1
Offsides
0
1
Fouls
1
1
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
63.2%
36.8%
Play Area
30.3%
43.4%
26.3%

Scorers